Pet peeve thread?

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by stevej37

loose...opposite of tight
lose...oppposite of find

Is it loser or looser?
Opposite or Oppposite?

[stevej37]

^^^ yeah I slipped on the p's
loser and looser are both correct

[monoflo]

Patina (overused) and barn find.

[abisel]

ok, I'll play.

Which is correct?

"There are three (to, too, two)s in the English language."

[stevej37]

^^^
depends on how you are using it in a sentence.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by abisel

ok, I'll play.

Which is correct?

"There are three (to, too, two)s in the English language."

Funny, I learned English in my late teens when I joined the Navy.

No problem with the "(to, too, two)" but had a hard time with "than and then" until I came across the solution... If it's related to "Time", you pick the one that got an E in it.

[rusnak]

Retail websites that load advertisements and/or things don't work.

The worst is when "create an account" doesn't work, or when you change the delivery address, the billing address changes and then you can't check out.

ANY LITTLE GLITCH in the checkout process, and I'm out......Just not that 'into it'. Left stuff "in my cart" with ZGallerie, and DWR.com.

[Por_sha911]

I went to a website today to look for a new office chair. I couldn't even look at what they offer until I gave them my name, email address and phone #. Really?

[Baz]

Originally Posted by abisel

ok, I'll play.

Which is correct?

"There are three (to, too, two)s in the English language."

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Funny, I learned English in my late teens when I joined the Navy.

No problem with the "(to, too, two)" but had a hard time with "than and then" until I came across the solution... If it's related to "Time", you pick the one that got an E in it.

I've never had a problem with any of those.

Nor effect vs. affect, which I see misused all the time.

Or principle vs. principal.



My pet peeve is product packaging which is very hard to open. The worst is when they provide perforations but no print to tell you how it's supposed to be opened.

[URY914]

Hyperlinks to a newspaper or news site article and who have to sign up to read it.

[john70t]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

I went to a website today to look for a new office chair.
I couldn't even look at what they offer until I gave them my name, email address and phone #.
Really?

Just by clicking on the link.....they already have that.

[RSBob]

“Cool” people who only refer to their cars by the internal manufacturer’s code.

Talk radio call in shows.

People who take pride in and defend their ignorance

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by RSBob

“Cool” people who only refer to their cars by the internal manufacturer’s code.

^ Haha! That's like Bob Varsha on the old "Speed Channel". Talking English and suddenly would bust out "Reubens BADDA-CHELO", or blah blah blah in English and then yell out: "Robert KOO-BEET-SAH"! I'm probably the only person on the planet who thought he was a total douchebag for doing that...

Uni-lingual and proud of it:

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

Your coordinates are still programed into the system for response to a nuclear attack. Bunker Busters with your name on it!

nah, bunker busters require a plane ovehead.
If they can fly that far, for such a deep strike, and not be take nout.

It's all over anyway

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by svandamme

nah, bunker busters require a plane ovehead.
If they can fly that far, for such a deep strike, and not be take nout.
It's all over anyway

Do you know yet which one of your family has been turned by us (um I meant to say "them") to a double agent?

[RSBob]

People more paranoid than I am.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

Do you know yet which one of your family has been turned by us (um I meant to say "them") to a double agent?

Not relevant, I hate em as much as they hate me !
They have nothing on me you can use !

Family is not something you can pick , and in my case I wouldn't have picked 'em if i had the picking.

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by svandamme

Not relevant, I hate em as much as they hate me !
They have nothing on me you can use !

But which one will be sneaking up to you with a syringe of untraceable poison? But hey, you got nothing to worry about. Relax, take a nap.

[GH85Carrera]

I had one happen today. Come to a 4 way stop sign in a fairly rural area with just one other car in sight and on my left. We arrive at the same time. They never really stop, just slow down and roll through the intersection at 1 MPH. They we in such a big hurry they did not have time to stop, but then go through the intersection like it is covered in ice or snow. I am forced to sit and wait for them to mosey along through the intersection.

[URY914]

I think about half of the pet peeves in this thread involve driving.